Welcome to the secure web page for the DC Bar Foundation Board. Here you will be able to review and download DCBF corporate materials, policies, meeting materials, and other information of interest.

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If you have any difficulties accessing material on this site, let us know: ghatt@dcbarfoundation.org or 202-853-9020.

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BOARD INFORMATION

NEXT BOARD MEETING

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Monday, December 10, 2018
Time - 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location - DC Bar Foundation (80 M Street, SE, Suite 100)

The Board Book of materials for the Board meeting may be downloaded here.

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FY19 BOARD MEETINGS

• FY19 Board of Directors Meeting Dates

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PAST BOARD MEETINGS

• FY17 Archive

• FY18 Archive 

 

POLICIES

• Attendance and Participation Policy (2011)

• Donations Policy (2014)

• Conflict of Interest Policy & Questionnaire (2009)

• Document Retention Policy (2012)

• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (2005)

• Information Security Policy (2009)

• Investment Policy (2011)

• Leadership Transition Plan (2011)

• Reserve Fund Policy (2015)

• Sexual Harassment Policy (2005)

• Whistleblower Policy (2012)

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

• FY19 Board of Directors

• FY19 Past Presidents' Council

• FY19 Advisory Committee

• FY19 Young Lawyers Network Leadership Council

• Current staff members

 

PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

GRANT PROGRAMS

• Current Grantees

• Success Stories

 

TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS

• We provide Technical Assistance Grants to help upkeep these websites:

  • Probono.net/dc - resource for pro bono attorneys

  • Lawhelp.org/dc - resource for pro se attorneys

 

LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LRAP)

• Overview of LRAP

• LRAP Recipients' Testimonials

 

IOLTA

• DC IOLTA Rules

• Prime Partners and Other Participating Banks

 

DEVELOPMENT

• DCBF FY19 Development Plan

• Why Give to DCBF? (talking points)

• The 77 Society (DCBF's mid-level donor society)

• Campaigns:

  • Call to Action (November 2018 - March 2019)

    • Washington Lawyer Ad (CTA) - November 2018

    • Volunteer Solicitor Toolkit

    • DCBF Infographic

    • Trifold Brochure

  • Go Casual for Justice -- 10th Anniversary, Gifts collected until March 31

    • Online resource for Team Leaders

    •  Washington Lawyer Ad (Go Casual 10th Anniversary) - October 2018

    • Go Casual 2018 Firm Flier

  • Combined Federal Campaign (October 2 2018 - January 11 2019)

• Events:

  • House Parties (FAQ)

• DCBF Giving Form

• Make a gift online

• Donor Bill of Rights

 

COMMUNICATIONS

• 2016 Annual Report

• Facebook

• Twitter

• Instagram

• LinkedIn

• YouTube

• DCBF Impact Video (2017)

• Press Releases

 

CORPORATE INFORMATION

• Articles of Incorporation (1977)

• Bylaws (1978)

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

• Audited Financial Statements

  • FY15 Financial Audit

  • FY14 Financial Audit

  • FY13 Financial Audit

• Form 990s

  • 2017 Form 990

 

OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

• TED Talks Video: "The Way We Think About Charity is Dead Wrong," by Dan Pallotta (March 2013)

• National Association of IOLTA Programs

• National Conference of Bar Foundations

• "Big Law and Legal Aid," by Susan Beck, American Lawyer (July 2015)

• "Report on the Future of Legal Services in The United States," Commission on the Future of Legal Services, American Bar Association (2016)

• DC Fiscal Policy Institute

• US DOJ Civil Legal Aid

• Voices for Civil Justice

• "Going, Going, Gone: How DC's Vanishing Affordable Housing is Affecting Us All," by Wes Peters, DC Fiscal Policy Institute (April 4, 2015)